Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?

2020 Olympics
By 2020 Olympics

Found this fascinating article in the London Daily Telegraph about rating the beauty of various peoples.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/relationships/6542263/British-people-among-wo...

"British people among world's ugliest, according to BeautifulPeople.com
Britons are among the ugliest people in the world, according to a website that only allows 'beautiful' people to join."

The article is from a while ago, but I couldn't find it discussed on QL. It is a bit of the British poking fun a themselves, but it does make some interesting points about beauty and natural perceptions of beauty.

By britexpat• 20 Mar 2012 14:36
britexpat

No worries.. Good to discuss again..

Snessy: You made this old codger's day - Thank you :O)

By Victory_278692• 20 Mar 2012 14:36
Victory_278692

Beauty is identified and appreciated by beautiful people and vice versa.

The life is beautiful for those who are blessed and content :)

By 2020 Olympics• 20 Mar 2012 14:25
2020 Olympics

Sorry Britexpat. I did I quick search and could not find it on QL. My mistake.

By snessy• 20 Mar 2012 14:04
snessy

It's usually the mingers who apply for these things, deluded weirdos. Britexpat & Timebandit are hotties, so this article is obviously a load of poppycock :-)

By britexpat• 20 Mar 2012 13:55
britexpat

"sorry but it's true" :o)

I'll have you know that I often put Perri Perri sauce on my Blood Pudding to give it some zinnnnnnnnnnnnnnng!

By Molten Metal• 20 Mar 2012 13:53
Molten Metal

looks like that Villagio girl saw your 'internal beauty' from the question you asked her,

& what she gave you at your cheek / face is 'external beauty' of yours.

But I am not sure.....

By anonymous• 20 Mar 2012 13:50
anonymous

Funny Article lol! Well Brit's are famous for plain food and looks :P sorry but it's true!

By britexpat• 20 Mar 2012 13:43
britexpat

Haha.. I posted this in 2009 ;o)

Anyway, in answer to the question - Yes! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Otherwise , how else would we all be able to find partners in life ..

By the monk• 20 Mar 2012 13:35
the monk

yup,am ugly pugly....but even a drop of a british blood i dont have...lol!

By ingeniero• 20 Mar 2012 13:33
ingeniero

Last week i asked a girl in Villagio, i want to see your internal beauty, she slapped me really hard :(

Where I did mistake now?

and how can we check the internal beauty?

By smoke• 20 Mar 2012 13:26
smoke

*starts to unbutton his shirt*

By Molten Metal• 20 Mar 2012 13:26
Molten Metal

We should refrain from the compulsion of discussing their economy, maths, bath habits, ...., ...., etc

2020 : Try it.

By asterix---• 20 Mar 2012 13:25
asterix---

Yes! Internal Beauty Matters alot, Not the External... :)

By smoke• 20 Mar 2012 13:10
smoke

Monk of course beauty matters...see i have a beautiful pic everyone loves me...you have an ugly pic you must be British :P

By Khanan• 20 Mar 2012 13:10
Khanan

why it is flagged?

report the reporter of 'The Telegraph' ?

By the monk• 20 Mar 2012 13:09
the monk

really matters? :(

By jjj75• 20 Mar 2012 13:06
jjj75

don't worry smoke, I have already flagged this one.

By smoke• 20 Mar 2012 13:02
smoke

I've seen it posted here on QL before think it was by britexpat.

By 2020 Olympics• 20 Mar 2012 12:50
2020 Olympics

Not on the back of anyone. Saw the article (linked from something else I was reading) and found it amusing. Arabic papers don't tend to print this sort of amusing stuff.

Besides, it's a British newspaper reporting it.

I'm off to supervise the watering of my garden . . .

By Pappu_Pager• 20 Mar 2012 12:48
Pappu_Pager

again a nice comeback....lols

By volleygirl5• 20 Mar 2012 12:47
volleygirl5

I've seen this before! It's funny. But then I am one of the few who were excepted by by the website ;-)

By Rizks• 20 Mar 2012 12:38
Rizks

and why you are back of british/Uk people today ? :(

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